Three dead, six missing in landslide

Kathmandu - Three people have died in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Dhakalbari of Durlung, in ward no. 3 of Kusma municipality last night. Six others have gone missing after being buried by the landslide. The deceased have been identified as Tul Bahadur Thapa,58, his wife Min Kumari Thapa and grand-daughter Bibisha Thapa.

Their bodies were recovered during a search and rescue mission by security persons. Three others also inside the house of Tul Bahadur and three more inside the house of Kamala BK have been missing. A search has begun to find them since early morning. It had been stopped at 1:00 am after heaving rainfall obstructed the effort, District Police Office, Parbat said.